Taichung Station
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Central, Taichung Taiwan | ||||||||||
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Distance | 193.3 km from Keelung | ||||||||||
Connections | Bus stop | ||||||||||
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Structure type | At-Grade | ||||||||||
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Classification | 特等站 (Taiwan Railways Administration level) | ||||||||||
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Opened | May 15, 1905 | ||||||||||
Previous names | Taichū-eki (臺中驛), Taichu Station (臺中停車場) | ||||||||||
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Passengers | 51,546 daily (2014)[1] | ||||||||||
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Taichung Station | |||||||||||||||
Traditional Chinese | 臺中車站 / 台中車站 | ||||||||||||||
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Simplified Chinese | 台中车站 | ||||||||||||||
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Taichung Station (Chinese: 臺中車站; pinyin: Táizhōng Chēzhàn) is a railway station on the Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) Western Line (Mountain Line) located in Central District, Taichung City, Taiwan.
History
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The station was originally constructed in 1905 and started its operation in 1908. On 16 October 2016, the elevated station was inaugurated in which the ground-level station was shut down. The first train that arrived at the elevated station was at 6:28 a.m. The ceremony was attended by President Tsai Ing-wen and Transportation and Communication Minister Hochen Tan.[2]
Overview
The station has one side platform and one island platform. The architecture dates from the era of Japanese rule, and is classified as a National Tier 2 Historic Site. The now-defunct Taiwan Sugar Railways''s Zhong-Zhuo Line once stopped at the station. The station will be served by the Taichung Metro Red Line in the future, and more lines are planned.
Platform layout
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1 | 1 | ■ Western Line (Northbound) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung |
■ Eastern Line (Southbound, cross-line) | Toward Yilan, Hualien, Taitung | ||
■Western Line (Southbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Fengyuan, Houli | ||
2 | 2A | ■ Western Line (Southbound) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ Western (Northbound through traffic) | Toward Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei, Keelung | ||
■ South-Link Line (Southbound) | Toward Fangliao, Taitung | ||
■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
3 | 2B | ■ Western Line (Southbound, through traffic) | Toward Changhua, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung |
■ Western Line (Northbound Sea Line departure, through Chengzhui Line) | Toward Dajia, Zhunan, Hsinchu | ||
■ Western Line (Northbound departure) | Toward Fengyuan, Hsinchu, Taoyuan, Taipei | ||
■ Jiji Line (Southbound departure) | Toward Jiji, Checheng |
Around the Station
- Central District Office
- Taichung Hospital, Ministry of Health and Welfare, Executive Yuan
- Bus transfer stops
- National Library of Public Information
- National Chung Hsing University
- Taichung Park
- Chungyo Department Store
- Yizhong Street
- Taroko Mall
- Taichung First Square Mall
- Zhongxiao Night Market
- Taichung Prefecture Hall
Nearby Stations
- Current
Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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toward Keelung | Western Line Mountain Line | toward Kaohsiung |
- Future
Preceding station | Taiwan Railway Administration | Following station | ||
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Jingwu (under construction) toward Keelung | Western Line | Wuchuan (under construction) toward Kaohsiung |
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Preceding station | Taichung Metro | Following station | ||
Jingwu (under construction) toward Fengyuan | Red Line | Wuchuan (under construction) toward Xinwuri |
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B8 (planned) toward BA5 (planned) | Blue Line | B10 (planned) Terminus |
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O8 (planned) toward OA4 (planned) | Orange Line | O10 (planned) toward O17 (planned) |
References
- ↑ "Volume of Passenger and Freight Traffic" (PDF). Taiwan Railway Administration. 2015. Retrieved 2015-05-08.
- ↑ http://www.chinapost.com.tw/taiwan/national/national-news/2016/10/17/481293/Tsai-says.htm
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to TRA Taichung Station. |
- Taichung Station (Chinese)
- Taichung Station (English)
Coordinates: 24°08′13″N 120°41′5″E / 24.13694°N 120.68472°E